Donna Favreau, of Bethel, paints a picture at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Historic Gardener Jill Anderson mows the grass outside Weir Studio at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Pam Lindenberg, of Darien, walks a trail at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Donna Favreau, of Bethel, paints a picture at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Pam Lindenberg, of Darien, takes pictures on a walking trail at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct....

Donna Favreau, of Bethel, paints a picture at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Historic Gardener Jill Anderson mows the grass outside Weir Studio at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Pam Lindenberg, of Darien, walks a trail at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton, Conn. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government-operated park re-opened Thursday with the end of the government shutdown. Employees and volunteers restored the property after more than two weeks off, allowing visitors to come back and enjoy the park.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore